Rigourtortoise
@rigourtortoise.bsky.social
NHS Librarian, Medical Museum Curator, and finder of lost things
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Local firework displays are in full swing and upsetting my cat. He hates fireworks - not because of the noise - he just can't stand the thought of people enjoying themselves.
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Local firework displays are in full swing and upsetting my cat. He hates fireworks - not because of the noise - he just can't stand the thought of people enjoying themselves.
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“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
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What a weird name for a dog. But sorry for their loss.
October 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
What a weird name for a dog. But sorry for their loss.
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After talking about it the other day so was able to find the Chief Supt Brownlow / American Werewolf in London meme!
October 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
After talking about it the other day so was able to find the Chief Supt Brownlow / American Werewolf in London meme!
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Coin-operated automaton Opium Den,
by John Dennison (1930's)
by John Dennison (1930's)
July 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Coin-operated automaton Opium Den,
by John Dennison (1930's)
by John Dennison (1930's)
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Watching the Two Ronnies and that bloke who's in charge of Argentina has turned up.
October 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Watching the Two Ronnies and that bloke who's in charge of Argentina has turned up.
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He died for our thinth.
August 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
He died for our thinth.
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I always wondered where they were based
October 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I always wondered where they were based
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They look like the live action version of Coraline's parents from the Other World x
Steen claims the political consensus has never been so out of kilter with the grassroots desire for an alternative voice
September 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
They look like the live action version of Coraline's parents from the Other World x
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Support your amenity societies, folks. They DO make a difference.
Good news! The planning application to build a 6 storey block of flats within Lammas Park + demolish the Victorian East Lodge has been officially withdrawn following overwhelming opposition from the local community, Ealing Civic Society & Victorian Society🧵https://bit.ly/4nAKzMX
📷Michael Dibbs CC
📷Michael Dibbs CC
September 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Support your amenity societies, folks. They DO make a difference.
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imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
September 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
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“You’re my shoes now Dave…”
July 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“You’re my shoes now Dave…”
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Here is my dad’s Sean Connery joke:
“Q: What time does Sean Connery arrive at Wimbledon?
A: Sean Connery died on the 31st of October 2020 and is therefore unlikely to attend any future sporting events”.
“Q: What time does Sean Connery arrive at Wimbledon?
A: Sean Connery died on the 31st of October 2020 and is therefore unlikely to attend any future sporting events”.
July 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Here is my dad’s Sean Connery joke:
“Q: What time does Sean Connery arrive at Wimbledon?
A: Sean Connery died on the 31st of October 2020 and is therefore unlikely to attend any future sporting events”.
“Q: What time does Sean Connery arrive at Wimbledon?
A: Sean Connery died on the 31st of October 2020 and is therefore unlikely to attend any future sporting events”.
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'Stop Me and Bury One!'
Ice cream truck funerals apparently produce the most horror movie ass sound you can hear in real life
June 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
'Stop Me and Bury One!'
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Morning all.
Photographer Harry Gruyaert. County Kerry, Ireland 1983.
Photographer Harry Gruyaert. County Kerry, Ireland 1983.
June 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Morning all.
Photographer Harry Gruyaert. County Kerry, Ireland 1983.
Photographer Harry Gruyaert. County Kerry, Ireland 1983.
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This guy was a clock in Beauty and the Beast.
French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam
French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam
Bill Pallot and Bruno Desnoues are given suspended sentences for selling fake 18th Century chairs.
www.bbc.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This guy was a clock in Beauty and the Beast.
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Geoffrey Davies is this week's Look-In pin-up (20th May 1972).
May 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Geoffrey Davies is this week's Look-In pin-up (20th May 1972).
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Poo, Spew, Richer Than You, Cuntface, Dribbling Thug.
May 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Poo, Spew, Richer Than You, Cuntface, Dribbling Thug.
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I have waited my whole life, for this moment....
April 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I have waited my whole life, for this moment....
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If eating scotch eggs in an Austin Allegro had a face.
April 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
If eating scotch eggs in an Austin Allegro had a face.
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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